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NFT: NFT Eggplant Parmigiana in the city

Don in TN : 3/20/2019 5:36 pm

My son-in-law, who lives in TN, fell in love with Trattoria Spaghetto on 12th St, especially their eggplant parmigiana. My daughter found an incredible deal on airfare and hotel for this weekend and booked and paid for it but when she went to book a reservation at Trattoria Spaghetto she found they had closed. Can you recommend somewhere with comparable eggplant parmigiana both in quality and price. What say you of John's of 12th St.?

only Trattoria Spaghetto I know of

JonC : 3/20/2019 5:39 pm : link

was on the corner of Bleecker and Carmine, ate there many times when I lived nearby. A shame it closed, great grub and dirt cheap.

Jon

Don in TN : 3/20/2019 5:49 pm : link

I suspect that's the one.

At the risk of being "that guy"....

Bluenatic : 3/20/2019 6:00 pm : link

..... you can find a credible eggplant parm at pretty much any halfway decent Italian joint here in the city.

Isn't there a sit down place called 'parm'?

idiotsavant : 3/20/2019 6:03 pm : link

I mean, never been, but it's gotta be half decent?

On mulberry

idiotsavant : 3/20/2019 6:06 pm : link

This is something anyone who has been in a kitchen, should

GiantsUA : 3/20/2019 6:21 pm : link

be able to make.

Don't need to go to NYC.

RE: At the risk of being

Chris in Philly : 3/20/2019 6:26 pm : link

In comment 14350256 Bluenatic said:

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..... you can find a credible eggplant parm at pretty much any halfway decent Italian joint here in the city.

This is fair. Is it hard to find good eggplant (or chicken or veal) parm in NY? You don�t need to go to Raos for it.

Pietros on 43rd between 2nd and 3rd has been the go to

mfsd : 3/20/2019 6:30 pm : link

for me and my buddies for good Italian for a while...eggplant parm is superb, as is pretty much everything else

Meatball hero

idiotsavant : 3/20/2019 6:30 pm : link

Extra sauce, no cheese.

Side basic salad oil and vinegar.

Piccolo Angelo, also on the lower west side,

barens : 3/20/2019 6:41 pm : link

Has some seriously delicious eggplant parm.

As an eggplant parm aficionado I get it

PatersonPlank : 3/20/2019 6:42 pm : link

Eggplant parm can differ greatly between restaurants, in fact I only like it at a few places. My test for a new Italian place is their eggplant

Choose the Italian restaurant of your choice

RobCrossRiver56 : 3/20/2019 7:32 pm : link

Then ask the server, "How's the eggplant?" Any decent server in NY will honestly tell you their opinion and how its prepared. Some might even point you to a different restaurant for what your looking for..

Villa Berulia 34th st between 3rd and Park

gtt350 : 3/20/2019 7:44 pm : link

Piccolo Angelo

DonQuixote : 3/20/2019 8:27 pm : link

Hudson Street a little below 12th I think.

RE: Piccolo Angelo, also on the lower west side,

DonQuixote : 3/20/2019 8:28 pm : link

In comment 14350294 barens said:

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Has some seriously delicious eggplant parm.

Didn't see this post from barens, but I obviously agree with it.

RE: RE: Piccolo Angelo, also on the lower west side,

barens : 3/20/2019 8:38 pm : link

In comment 14350461 DonQuixote said:

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In comment 14350294 barens said:

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Has some seriously delicious eggplant parm.

Didn't see this post from barens, but I obviously agree with it.

Anyone who�s had it there would agree.

Another for Piccolo Angolo

jpkmets : 3/20/2019 9:17 pm : link

621 Hudson, btw

Bamonte�s in Williamsburg.

Spider56 : 3/21/2019 9:45 am : link

Brooklyn has the best Italian food.

try the veal...

Chuck Q : 3/21/2019 10:07 am : link

@ Monte's Trattoria - McDougal. never miss it when we visit the village

My question is why eggplant

Bill L : 3/21/2019 10:13 am : link

when you could swap in chicken or veal and have a great meal.

As an Italian the major

Bubba : 3/21/2019 10:33 am : link

question is always to peel or not to peel it before cooking.